Life Science (Moanalua Middle School) //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Class Name: Life Science Instructor(s): Lance Miyahira Location: B6 en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/23/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2219648 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Parking Lot Report
          Moanalua Middle School is considering turning part of the kickball field into a parking lot to provide more parking for staff and parents.  The proposed parking lot would connect to the road that leads to the back entrance to the field.  However, the exact location has not been decided.  Before the school goes any further the administration needs to know the possible impacts a parking lot would have on the natural ecosystem of the field.  In addition, the administration is accepting proposals for the location of the parking lot that would minimize any negative effects to the ecosystem.

The Parking Lot Report will include these parts:
  1. Map of the Field
  2. Research of 3 birds, 2 insects/bugs, and 1 tree (habitat, what they eat/need to survive, how they reproduce
  3. Interactions - Using the organisms in the field give an example of competition, predation, and symbiosis (either mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism)
  4. Food Web and Energy Roles - Draw a food web of the biotic factors in the field.  Include at least 2 producers, 5 consumers, and 2 decomposers.  Label the organisms with their name and their energy role.  Make sure the arrows are drawn in the correct direction to show the flow of energy.
  5. Analysis of effects of a future parking lot and proposed location of parking lot - If the school builds a parking lot in the field, a lot of grass and trees might be removed.  Analyze how this will affect the natural ecosystem of the field.  (Specify which organism(s) will be affected and how.)

    Write a proposal explaining which area of the field to use for the parking lot that would minimize the effects on the ecosystem.
  6. Map of field with proposed location of parking lot (Extra Credit)
Each part will be assigned in class.  After each part is assigned the final report will be due.

]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 04:07:54 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/20/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2225081 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Test
SC.7.3.1 Explain how energy moves through food webs. Include the roles of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. 
  • Create diagram of a food web and include the roles of photosynthesis and respiration (for advanced compare the roles of photosynthesis and respiration).

SC.7.3.2 Explain the interaction and dependence of organisms on one another
  • List 3 types of symbiotic relationships
  • Compare and contrast 2 of the relationship you listed above
  • Identify and explain the niche of one organism within the food web you diagrammed and the positive and negative impacts it has on the ecosystem.
SC.7.3.3 Explain how biotic and abiotic factors affect the carrying capacity and sustainability of an ecosystem
]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 04:07:36 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/10/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2208067 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Carrying Capacity
Read pp. 18-20 in the Environmental Science textbook.  Answer the questions in the attachment.

]]> Sun, 08 May 2011 23:46:03 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/09/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2208065 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ p. 10 #1-3

Read pp. 6-10 in the Environmental Science textbook and answer the section assessment questions on p. 10

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TEST REVIEW

1.      Explain why/how variations in a species help it to survive when the environment changes.

2.      Explain how small differences between parents and offspring might lead to a species that looks very different from its ancestors.

3.      Give examples of how a fossils provide evidence that life AND environmental conditions have changed over time.


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Benchmark SC.7.5.3 Explain that small differences between parents and offspring could produce descendants that look very different from their ancestors

Benchmark SC.7.5.5  Explain how fossils provide evidence that life and environmental conditions have changed over time

Benchmark SC.7.5.6 Explain why variation(s) in a species' gene pool contributes to its survival in a constantly changing environment



]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:33:15 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/28/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2186188 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Relative Fossil Dating


]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:59:22 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/26/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2183842 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Extra Credit


]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:24:42 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/25/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2181154 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Nature at Work
Complete the lab in class and answer questions #1-5 in the Analyze and Conclude section on p. 147.

]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:46:50 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/25/2011]]> //www.moanaluamiddle.org/homeworkItem2181150 //www.moanaluamiddle.org/apps/classes/329203/assignments/ Evidence of Evolution
Read pp. 148-153
Answer #1-3 on p. 153

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